Shingle-strip.



2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

E. A. MASIICK, Ia.

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APPLICATION FILED DEC- 3|, I91}- Patented Mar. 20,1919.

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1,298,535. semen m nmhr Patented Mar. 25, 1919. uses fled December :1,Ian. Io. To. all whom it may concern: respectively, smaller Be a knownthat I, Enwrn a. MAs'ncK, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residentof Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented newand useful Im rovements in Shin le'-Strips, of which the allowing is acation, the rinciple of the invention be best mode in whi I havecontemplated applying that principle, so as todistmguish it I theirconstruction does not allow: them to vibrate or flap in. the wind, butallow the necessary compensation for the expam means, however,constituting sion and contraction of boththe shingles and the roofmembers, 7 V a The annexed drawings .and the following description setfol-thin detail certain means embodying my invention, the disclosed butoneof various mechanical forms in whlch the principle of the inventionmaybe employed. In said-anilexeddraw ng ,Figure 1 represents a plan viewof a section of roof covering comprised of my new and improved shing estrips; Fig.2 repree sents a vertical longitudinal section taken in theplane indicated by the'liiu'e Il s-II,

1; Fig. 3repre'sentsaplan. view of a d g slotsd and-5, respectively. Theslots 4, 5.'and V eallow for the expansion and contraction of theseveral, shingles of the strip 1; where single strip Fig. 4 represents"a transverse vertical section taken in'the plane indicated,

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of four arts, said slots beingthree'm num-. bar in e ich set andcomposed of comparatlvely loug'upper lower 4 and 5,

herein explained. and the" double or plane indicated by the-line V,V',I

' suchcontraction. .Bynotrunningtheslotsthree sets Qfiverti callv alinedslots so as to form's, shingle slot 6. It thatthe said strip '1 is thusrovided with continuous edges 2 and 8. ese strips are eitherlstandard10" or standard 12% in depth and by way of illustrating'the' manner oflaying the same, a number of strips of the 12;" depth are shown laid upto form a section ofroof covering in Fig. 1, theexposurejof eachstripbeing 4". "It'is evident be particularly pointed out that this willprovide -a narrow 2" section where the 8v is four shingles in depth,

and the slots 4, 5 and 6 are so disposed that in addition to the stripcontaining the slot 6- throughwhich they pass-and then are driven mtothe roof parts 8 immediately above the four thickness sectiomashereinbefore menltioned. The slots 4,75 and 6 of such a' width as' toallow lateral lnovementof the shingle strip 1,'as plainly shown at 6',Fig. 4. Of course, the slots .4, 5 and 6, as will be readily understood,allo'w'also for the longitudinal play'of the nails when the-roof boards-8 expand or contract and alsoallow for the ansion and contraction ofthe shingle stripsthemselves. The above-described disposition of theslots 4, 53ml 6 has resulted. in the yformation of the" comparativeiynarrow. sections 9and 12 of the shingle strip 1' p d-a jacentlyto' theedges -2'andr3, respectively, as plainly shown in Fig. s, and also; inthe sections 10 .and 1 1;

lspos'ed intermediately of the slot 6 and the as, the vergnarrowsections 9 and 12 will' uckle without breaking during 4 and 5 to theextreme edge of the shingle edges 2 an a whlch not vibrate Orflap in'thewind to the great'detriment of the. n

shingles,- as is well-known in the trade. I,

find it preferable; in the layingof these shingle strips not to nailtliem extremely tight.- WheneverT-a doubleply la is used, the-end, slots4 and 'fi are made onger [tildes shingles eie lqli'e s fi tefth tats A 1In laying" up my improvedi'shingle-"strip to form an improvedroofcovering, 1,50 rela tively dispose the several strips as'ito secure vamaximum staggering of the'j'oints; parts of atleast threedifierentstrips beln dIS-Q posed between adj acent joints, all asp ainly seen, inFig. 1. Because'of the better dramage and protection thus afforded; thismethod aying up the roof produces a much more eflic ient constructionthan any other of WlllCh I am aware andin which the joints are made i'bysimply'bi-secting the separate shingles.

j From thej-ahove description and the aca that my improved s inglestripis ireversif ble'so that it will save time in handling and to al inedspaced slots, the respective upper and tom edges of the strip companyingdrawin it is readily apparent willalso. save material by the ability tore v verse and use if one edge is injured and also will save material incutting by reason of the use of the cut ends. By reason of. thecomparatite movements of the roof boards, shingles and nails,' allowedin the construction shown and described, the shingles will give muchlonger service than any with which I aim at present acquainted.

What I claimis: 1 L'A shin le strip consisting of a waterproof feltormed with a plurality of sets. of slots consisting eachof threevertically lower ends of the outer of which slots are removed somewhatfrom the top and hotto form continuous narrow marginal portions alongsaid edges.

2. A shing'le strip consisting 'of a waterproof felt formed with aplurality of sets of slots consisting each of three vertically alinedspaced slots of which the upper and lower are great in length comparedwiththemiddle slot, the respective upperand lower 7 ends of the outer ofwhich slots are removed nails securin somewhat from the top and bottomedges of the'strip to 'formcontinuous narrow marginal portlons alongsaid edges.

3. A roof covering consisting of a plurality of shinglestrips laid tooverlap, each such strip. formed in its body portion with three spacedvertically alined slots; and

covering to t e roof boards and disposedin the central slots of theseveral strips ad acently the lower ends of; said slots.

4. A roof covering consisting of a pluunease-e said strlps together andthe parts-of: more strips are comp'reended between joints; and means forsecuri aaid strips together and the covering t K boards-g g1 w I 'rooicovering consisting of f a lu-v rality of'shingle strips each orme'djwita plurality of sets of vertioa' y. alined slots definin the severalshinles said stripsbeing lai to so'oveilap t at'parts of three ormore stripsare comprehended between joints; and meansfor securing said strips toother and the covering to theroof boards.

A roof covering consistin of a pluralit of shingle'strips laid tooverlap, each sue strip f'ormed'in its bodvl'portion with a plurality ofsets of vertioallyalignedslots, each such set consisting ofcomparativelylarge upper andflower slots and an'intcrmediate small slot; andlnailssecuring said strips together and the covering to the roof boards anddisposed the'lower' ends-of intermediate slots, the strips being so laidthat the top edges of the lowermost strips are distlvely.

8. A roof covering consisting of flour shinglestri s laid to overlap,each such.

strip forme in its body portion with'a slot; and nails securing saidstrips together and the covering to the roof-boards and disposed intheseveral slotsapproximatel'y midway posed adjacently below the. nails,respecthe top and, bottom edges of thestrips in which said slots areformed, the stri s sin so laid that the lowermost strips areisposeadjacently below the nails, respectively, and the uppermost strips coverthe heads of said nails, whereby any onena'il pierces only asingle-strip. I

9. A roof covering consisting of four shingle strips laid to overlap,each such strip 'formed in its body portionwith vertically:

alined spaced slots; and nails'securing said strips together and thecoverin to the roof boards and disposed in slots 0% the several stripsat points farremoved from the to and bottom edgesofthe-stri s in whichsaid slots are respectively forms the strips being laid so that thelowermost strips are disposed adjacently below thenails, respectively,and the uppermost strips cover the heads of said nails, whereby any onenail pierces only a sing e strip.

IR .A roof covering consisting of a plurality of shingle strips laid tooverlap, each such strip formed in its body portion with verticallyalined spaced slots; and nails securing said strips together and thecovering to the roof boards and disfosed isslots o a the several stripsat'points ar remoii'ed from the top and. bottom edges ofthe'stri s inwhich said slots are respectivelylforme the stripsbeing laid so thatthelowermost strips are disposed adjacehtly below the nails,respectively, and the uppermost strips cover t e heads of said nails. iI

ll. A roof covering consisting of four shingle strips laid to overlap,each such strip formed in its body portion with vertically alined spacedslots defining the several shingles of the strip; and nails securingsaid strips together and the covering to the roof boards and disposed inslots of the several strips at points far removed from the top andbottom edges of the strips in which said slots are respectively formed,the strips being so laid that the lowermost strips are disposedadjacently below the nails, respectively, and the uppermost strips coverthe heads of said nails, whereby any single strip is pierced onl bynails one less in number than the num er of shingles defined in saidstrip.

12. A roof covering consisting of four shingle strips laid to overlap,each such strip formed in 1ts body portion with vertically alined spacedslots defining the several shingles of the strip; and nails securingsaid strips together and the covering to the roof boards and disposed inslots of the several strips transversely of each strip in a singleseries, the strips being so laid that the lower most strips are disposedmfi acently below the nails, respectively, and the uppermost stripscover the heads of said nails, whereby any single shingle is pierced byonly a single nail.

13. A roof covering consisting of four shingle strips laid to overlap,each such strip formed in its body portion with a plurality of sets ofvertically alined slots, each such set consisting of comparatively largeupper and lower slots and an intermediate small slot; and nails securingsaid strips together and the covering to the root boards and disposed inthe lower ends of the intermediate slots, the strips being so laid thatthe to edges of the lowermost stripsare dipose adjacently below thenails, respectively, and the uppermost strips cover the heads of saidnails, whereby any one nail pierces only a single strip.

14. A shingle strip consisting of a waterproof felt formed with aplurality of sets of slots consisting each of a plurality of verticallyalined spaced slots of which the upper and lower are duplicates so thatthe strips may be laid either way.

15. A. shingle strip consisting of a Waterproof felt formed with aplurality of sets of slots consisting each of a plurality of verticallyalined spaced slots of which the upper and lower are duplicates so thatthe strip may be laid either way, the respective outer ends of whichupper and lower slots are removed somewhat from the top and bottom edgesof the strip to form continuous marginal portions along said edges.

S igned by me, this 26 day of December, 191

EDWIN A. MASTICK, JR.

